Since the Autumnal Equinox on September 23, the SPX has marched up from 3209 to yesterday’s high of 4393, a run of 1184 points.
Seemingly, the SPX has defied the 90 year cycle which many believed was exerting its influence when the market fell out of bed on September 2.
However, we are 92 years from the top in the summer of 1929 and 21 years from the secondary top in the summer of 2000.
And checking the magical Square of 9 Wheel shows that 92 and 21 are on the same axis.
They align or vibrate off each other, suggesting that the summer of 2021 is pivotal.
Purple, 21
92, blue
Above I mentioned the 1184 point range from last fall's low.
Maybe something, maybe nothing, but on the Square of 9 Wheel, 1184 aligns with February 19, the pre-crash high in 2020.
As well, it aligns with August 24, the pre-crash high in 1987.
1184, purple
Feb 19, green
August 24, blue
Both these dates are square 437, a level flagged in reports this week.
The high close for the SPY has been 437.
The SPX is an illusion on the back of a handful of a few mega-cap stocks taking the averages higher day after day as most stocks are declining, not advancing.
Yesterday’s action was a dramatic reveal of that behavior.
However, eventually the generals turn around to find with all their bravado, the troops have abandoned them and they are leading an Army of Illusion.
IWM shows what markets are actually doing as the media celebrates a magnificent march higher.
A truer market is represented by the IWM, which is down the equivalent of 1000 DJIA points in the last two days.
IWM struck an all-time high on March 15, mirroring the bull market top in March 2000.
In 2000, the SPX dropped sharply for a few weeks after the March top and then carved out a pattern of 3 to 4 drives to a high in the summer, testing the March peak before rolling over near the anniversary of the 1929 and 1987 summer peaks.
IWM shows the same pattern: a sharp drop from a March peak followed by 3 to 4 drives to a test of the high.
Now it's rolling over.
Interestingly, this week's roll over ties to the anniversary of the primary high in mid-July 2007.
This pattern of primary highs (or lows) followed by secondary highs (or lows) is how markets typically play out.
WD Gann proved the significance of anniversary dates in markets.
The Square of 9 interpretation above adds another layer to the summer of 2021.
In sum, IWM is being inextricably magnetized to the well-tested 215 region.
Breakage below 215 should see accelerated momentum
The futures this morning indicate that the downtrend in markets I’ve been discussing may now have spread to the SPX.
